Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered

by Guy Campbell

¿Quieres tener una excusa con base científica para quitarles las chocolatinas a tus hermanos pequeños? ¿Te has preguntado alguna vez por qué son tan contagiosos los bostezos? ¿Te has devanado los sesos intentando saber hasta qué altura es capaz de saltar un elefante? ¿Eres de los se mueren por saber si se puede estornudar con los ojos abiertos? Si has contestado «sí» a alguna de estas preguntas, ¡este es tu libro! ¡Va en serio! es una macedonia de preguntas intrigantes, alucinantes y desconcertantes. Deja que el resto de la humanidad se siga comiendo el coco... ¡tú tendrás las respuestas al alcance de la mano!

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Science

128 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007

About the author

Guy Campbell lives in the United Kingdom.

Reviews

[Kinna · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Rating. Good collection of facts, interestingly written. Hope I remember them when needed!

[Iqra Fiaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains answers to some weird and wacky questions but I enjoyed it because it featured questions that I had myself when I was younger, and even some that I have now, as an adult. It is a great 'myth-buster', particularly surrounding issues relating to science that can be hard for children to understand. I would definitely recommend teachers having a copy of this, for those times when children come to you for knowledge on perplexing ideas.

[Missy McGurk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and entertaining

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who can resist a book of random facts?

[João Teixeira · Rating 3 out of 5]

Livro interessante, mas não necessariamente memorável. O humor presente em cada artigo é uma mais valia.

[Analuabc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Factos deveras desconcertantes para perguntas que até nos podemos fazer mas que abdicamos de ir procurar respostas. Desde a pergunta chave de se há vida noutros planetas a questionar se os gémeos têm as mesmas impressões digitais, este livro aborda temas que não devem ser só catalogados como coisas de crianças. Sempre bom de ter à mão para ir recordando de tempos-a-tempos certas questões fundamentais para o nosso dia-a-dia como: por que é que pulam os canguros!?

[Nicholas Whyte · Rating 3 out of 5]

http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2240682.html[return][return]A nice little book of scientific trivia for the younger reader, similar to the slightly less genteel Why Is Snot Green? / How Loud Can You Burp? books. No big surprises, though it's interesting to note that nobody has yet discovered why yawns are so contagious.

[Philia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book! I've also discovered the famous headless chicken that lived for 18 months was called Mike, and that cats are smarter than dogs and other interesting trivial things.

[Danielle Emmie · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3/5 stars*
This is a brilliant book, but somewhat dull...

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heel erg leuk boek met allerlei feiten en leuke vragen. Zeker een aanrader!

[Filipa Halliwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leitura normal, engraçado para esclarecer dúvidas que nos tenham passado pela cabeça.

[sahsah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book when I was a child. It's funny, smart, the pictures get you through the whole text and I could read it again.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliantly humorous book for the information-scourging child I was!